Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

utgard14 Merrie Melodies short, directed by Friz Freleng, notable today for being one of the Censored Eleven. For those who don't know, the Censored Eleven are cartoons that were withheld from syndication because they were considered to be too offensive due to their use of racial stereotypes and imagery. This one takes place in an African village populated with black people, except for the queen, who is an old white woman (or some kind of bird, I couldn't really tell). The natives are dancing and carrying on at the start of the cartoon when a traveling salesman shows up and gets himself into trouble. Not a funny cartoon and, yes, as politically incorrect as they come. At one point one of the African natives even does an Asian accent. Most of the jokes are dumb, including the dated parodies of Robert Taylor, Clark Gable, and the now-forgotten Al Pearce. The animation is actually quite nice, grotesque depictions of black people aside. It's colorful and the action is well-animated. The music is also good, including the Looney Tunes theme song used during the merry-go-round bit. But really there's no reason to see this unless you are an animation buff or curious about the Censored Eleven.

Michael_Elliott Jungle Jitters (1938)** (out of 4) Rather bland cartoon from Warner takes place in Africa and it starts off as a group of cannibals are dancing and then they turn into a merry-go-round where they then play a game trying to pull the nose ring out of one man's nose. From here the story focuses on a salesman who shows up at a home where the cannibal at first want to eat him before deciding to marry him off to an ugly queen. JUNGLE JITTERS is best remembered today for being one of the "Censored 11" from Warner, which of course got pulled off of television due to their racial content. Overall, this one here really isn't all that offensive but then again, that's going to be determined by the one actually watching since we've all got our own lines that we don't think should be crossed. Overall there are a couple funny moments in this one including the scene where the salesman shows up and the cannibals look at him and see him as a turkey. The ugly queen is certainly one of the ugliest creatures ever drawn in these animated movies and it makes for a fun ending. There's even a Clark Gable joke thrown in for good measures. Still, there's no question that there simply aren't enough laughs to keep this one from being better.

nnwahler Really, when I look back on all the Warner cartoons I've seen, I QUITE ENJOY this one......and I'll take it any old day over: (*big, long sigh*) "Feed The Kitty," "Boyhood Daze," "Much Ado About Nutting," "It's Hummer-Time," "Half-Fare Hare," "China Jones," "Scent-imental Over You," "Old Glory," "Tom Thumb In Trouble," "Those Wonderful Dames," "The Coo-Coo Nut Grove," "Prest-O Change-O," "Feline Frame-Up," "Kiddin' The Kitten," "The Aristo-cat," "Wacky Blackouts," "The Big Snooze," "Rabbit Hood," "Cat Feud," "Scaredy Cat," "A Waggily Tale," "Hare-Abian Nights," "Tweet Dreams," "Tom-Tom Tomcat," "Daffy And The Dinosaur," "The Good Egg," "Fifth Column Mouse," among many others. (Watch this list for future additions.) And if you want to e-mail me and tell me I'm lower than scum for preferring it, feel free to e-mail me. I won't care, though.And as for the present cartoon?The opening gags involving the cannibals are of the most blatant sort imaginable; but they don't take much away from a rather engaging central story of two white folks who end up at the altar. The queen's an absolute howl, and the nerd salesman is a transcendental bore--to the cartoon's advantage.Let me put it this way: They're about as much an insult to Caucasians as the cannibals are to blacks......so it really evens up.

ccthemovieman-1 I have to laugh at the typical liberal reviewers here, the PC Police types who want to ban anything which remotely might offend a minority. Talk about Nazi mentality! Excuse me, but the white character in this film is the most stupid idiot of them, more than the natives from Africa....yet you don't hear a peep out of the "reviewers" about that. I am referring to the "utensil salesman," the guy with the freckles, straw hat and buck teeth. Of course, all the lily- white Libs only see what they want to see. Cartoons exaggerate all characters, all races, all animals, fish, birds, anything!In this story we have a bunch of cannibals (who I guess, should wear three-piece suits to make the PC Police happy), who want to eat the salesman. The humor comes in when they try out his strange objects for sale, such as a vacuum cleaner. We see a guy who screws two lights bulbs in his ear, puts a shade on head, and he's all set for some reading! Good stuff, clever, and similar to cartoons I've seen over several decades involving all kinds of people and animals.Those who saw this cartoon in the late '30s would "get it" more than people today, with the references to Clark Gable and Robert Taylor, the parody of a radio personality of the day "Elmer Blurt," and the popular song, "Too Marvelous For Words" (or something like that).Lighten up, and enjoy the cartoon for its humor and nothing else. If it's hilarious: great, if the jokes are lame, move on. I found it pretty humorous and enjoyed this Looney Tunes effort. Those who are "Looking For Comedy in PC World,"to paraphrase a recent Albert Brooks movie, apparently don't laugh much.